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$50 million proposed to speed up high-speed rail service from Orlando to Tampa 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 1152
Virginia Lands Major Federal Infusion To Relieve Rail Bottleneck Over Potomac 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1322
Metro eliminating $2 SmarTrip card fee for seniors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 890
"Jurisdictional Jumble" -- General story about the DC-area WMATA transit system 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 954
Amtrak signal issue causes service delays on New Year's Eve 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 719
Amtrak announces repair plans for rails, bridges across Va., DC-Boston corridor 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 922
Amtrak cancels more than a dozen trains into and out of Chicago ahead of winter storm 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1196
Amtrak cancels dozens of trains due to storm hitting the region 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 1025
Amtrak is operating on a modified schedule due to winter storm Gerri impacting Northwest and Central regions 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1486
Amtrak restores service between Philly, NY. NJ Transit, SEPTA was also impacted 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 834
Brightline: NTSB investigating after 3 killed in 2 train collisions at same crossing this week 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 977
Transportation System Social Engineering Cyberattacks on the Rise 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 628
Transit advocates weigh in on Maryland's $2B transportation shortfall 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 526
Notes: Virginia Railway Express approves Saturday service and fare increase 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 648
WMSC Issues Safety Audit of WMATA's Automatic Train Control, Signals Program 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 550
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail: DBOM and More 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 30 Jan 30 2 667
New York MTA halts new contracts for capital projects 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 19 Feb 19 3 610
You'll soon be able to ride the train between New Orleans and Atlanta again. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 29 Feb 29 4 692
NYC subway conductor stabbed in neck sticking head out of A train cabin: 'Enough is enough' 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 29 Feb 29 6 815
A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn't had a traffic death in 7 years 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 Mar 3 24 1370
Maryland Again Delays Purple Line Opening 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 5 Mar 5 1 545
One State Targets Teen Drivers to Reduce Work Zone Deaths 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 25 Mar 25 3 505
On March 22, 2023, six construction workers were killed when two cars racing on the Baltimore Beltway collided. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 25 Mar 25 2 612
Amtrak Begins Major Harrisburg Line Track Renewal  1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 26 Mar 26 2 499
Amtrak reschedules two trains for the solar eclipse 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 4 673
Transit agency aims to make workers safer near train tracks 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 Apr 2 2 407
The eastbound California Zephyr that left California on the 5th is way late. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 7 Apr 9 8 796
Metra Announces 2024 Construction Projects, Service Increase 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 195
San Diego: How Not to Treat a Waterfront 3 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2302
What Transit Advocates Could Learn from SOPA 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 1760

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Panel of Transportation Experts Predict Dire Consequences from House Proposal for Transportation.... 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 1988
NOW Toronto: Deconstructing the seminal vote...that shelved Mayor Rob Ford’s Sheppard subway plans 0 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1856
NY: Transit Agencies Warn House Plan Could End Guaranteed Federal Aid 2 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2283
Amtrak gets OK for 110-mph Chicago-Michigan service 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2986
Why does it take decades to build a subway system in the U.S.? 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 4 2219
House Bill Could Cut $1.7 Billion in NYC Transit Funds 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2044
Toronto City Council pushes back against pig-beast mayor on transit expansion plans 1 marmar Jan 2012 Feb 2012 0 2832
With a House like this, what advances can American transportation policy make? 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2095
MD Gov. Martin O'Malley's sales tax on gas is the right way to fund transport 3 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2643
Boehner’s last stand: House leader wants to kill transit funding 0 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2060
San Francisco Chronicle: Building BART cars overseas adds insult to cost 4 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 3 2923
Connections: The Chicago Transit Authority's YouTube channel........ 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2166
Don’t Cut Tysons Corner in Two 2 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2469
World's busiest metro/subway systems 1 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2560
List of U.S. cities with high transit ridership 3 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 2918
San Francisco Central Subway funds get a key OK 1 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 2225
On Infrastructure, Hopes for Progress This Year Look Glum 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1635
UK: Opponents Fail to Derail HS2 High-Speed Project 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1843
Arlington's Smart Growth 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1857
NOW Toronto: Transit City Code Red 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2057
Public Transit: A New Year's Eve lifesaver 2 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 3241
Best Mass Transit Systems 8 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 6 5780
IL: Emanuel, Quinn Hope Bicycles Fill the Missing Link in Mass Transit 3 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 2448
D.C.'s train station is a mess. Again. 0 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 1623
Facing Funding Shortfalls and Protest, Better Rail for Boston Region is Delayed 1 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 2035
NY: Subway Riders Could Pay for New York Tax Breaks 0 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 1727
Fast trains from Detroit to Chicago coming in 3-4 years 3 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 1953
Chicago Commits to Downtown Bus Priority 0 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 1810
In the Bay Area, Transit Signs are Surprisingly Poor 3 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 2888
Retrofitting for Fecundity 2 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 7 2113

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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For L.A., How to Build an Airport Rail Connection That Makes Sense for Passengers? 0 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 1635
Gateway Urbanism 0 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 1962
Goodbye-ways: The downfall of urban freeways 2 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 3632
CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) ridership jumps to highest level in 20 years 2 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 2317
U.S. Public Transportation Sees Second Highest Annual Ridership Since 1957 6 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 3 3087
Lousy Transit Fails Ohio’s Urban Poor 1 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 2156
High Speed Rail Funds Aiding Local Transit in CA 3 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 2447
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford shuts down transit debate 2 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2366
Manhattan is Number One Extreme Commuting Destination 5 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3327
LA’s Westside Subway is Practically Ready for Construction, But Its Completion Could be 25 Years Off 4 marmar Mar 2012 Apr 2012 1 3061
Disappearing Toronto: The real danger of undervaluing our historical architecture 1 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 2345
In an Atlanta Desperate for More Transit Options, New Rail Plans for Eastern Suburbs 1 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 4 2544
NOWToronto: A Canuck expat in Geneva on the virtues of light rail 2 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 2490
Transit ridership rises, thanks to young commuters and high gas prices 1 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2050
Port Authority Chief Wants Megabus Out 1 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 2337
Detroit light rail backers ready to move forward 0 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 1781
NOW Toronto: No more backtracking on LRT 0 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 1907
Toronto’s Transit City Back in Play 0 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 2467
The World’s 10 Busiest Subway Systems 8 marmar May 2012 May 2012 8 9242
"Ferrari Train" debuts in Italy 11 marmar May 2012 May 2012 11 6158
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